command get word

get - Word (.docx)

Available paths for getting Word document elements.

Paths

Path	Description
/	Document root (metadata, page setup)
/body	Document body
/body/p[N]	Nth paragraph
/body/p[N]/r[M]	Mth run in paragraph N
/body/tbl[N]	Nth table
/body/tbl[N]/tr[M]	Row M in table N
/body/tbl[N]/tr[M]/tc[K]	Cell K in row M
/header[N]	Nth header
/footer[N]	Nth footer
/styles	Style definitions
/styles/{StyleId}	Specific style by ID or name
/bookmark[Name]	Bookmark by name
/footnote[N]	Footnote by ID
/endnote[N]	Endnote by ID
/toc[N]	Table of contents
/chart[N]	Embedded chart
/section[N]	Section properties
/watermark	Document watermark
/numbering	Numbering definitions

Examples

# Get document metadata
officecli get report.docx /

# Get first paragraph with its runs
officecli get report.docx /body/p[1]

# Get deeper structure
officecli get report.docx /body/tbl[1] --depth 3

# Get a specific table cell
officecli get report.docx /body/tbl[1]/tr[2]/tc[3]

# Get a bookmark
officecli get report.docx "/bookmark[Introduction]"

# Get a header
officecli get report.docx /header[1]

# Get a style definition
officecli get report.docx /styles/Heading1

# Get as JSON
officecli get report.docx /body/p[1] --json

See Also

• get - Command syntax
• Word Reference - All Word elements

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Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.28